Fidelity（ISBN=） 英文原版

Perry’s tale of murder and love in various forms-genuine,
unrequited, illicit and perverse-begins with the killing of a
philandering private eye, then concentrates on the effect of the
death on his adoring wife, the oddly conflicted paid assassin, and
his employer, a wealthy, insane child molester. As the focus hops
from one to the other, Michael Kramer marks the changes with subtle
delivery shifts. He picks a higher pitch for the widow, a cautious
but determined approach for the hit man, and a smooth, almost
velvety vocal for the smug, arrogant pedophile. Perry is that rare
combination of storyteller and stylist and Kramer matches him with
an unforced, well-modulated, smartly paced rendition that lulls
listeners along until, suddenly, a glass door is shattered and guns
are firing. A Harcourt hardcover (Reviews, Apr.7).
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When Phil Kramer is shot dead on a deserted suburban street in
the middle of the night, his wife, Emily, is left with an emptied
bank account and a lot of questions. How could Phil leave her
penniless? What was he going to do with the money? And, most of
all, who was he if he wasn’t the man she thought she married? Jerry
Hobart has some questions of his own. It’s none of his business why
he was hired to kill Phil Kramer. But now that he’s been ordered to
take out Kramer’s widow, he figures there’s a bigger secret at
work–and maybe a bigger payoff. As they race to find the secret
that Phil Kramer so masterfully hid, both Hobart and Emily must
question where their true loyalties lie and how much they owe those
who have been unfaithful to them. In “Fidelity, “Thomas Perry
delivers another riveting thriller.